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⭐️ Transparent post ⭐️Friends, I have been feeling a prompting from the Lord for a while now. A tug to pull back and mak...
09/27/2026

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Friends, I have been feeling a prompting from the Lord for a while now. A tug to pull back and make some space. A call to sabbath that I have been fighting for a while.

Life is full right now. Between our two full-time jobs, raising our babies, and running our little farm, there is always something that needs us. Somewhere along the way, I realized I had started treating social media like one of the most important things on my list—not because it actually is, but because the pressure to keep posting, keep growing, and keep up… it never really stops.

“But Lord, we’ll lose followers. We’ll lose relevance. It’ll mess up the algorithm, and we’ll lose all the progress we’ve made over the last several months. We’ll have to start over from the very beginning. What happens then?”

And He’s whispered to my heart: Did you build this? Or did I? Do you trust Me? Do you trust Me to rebuild it, if that’s what’s needed? Do you trust Me enough to give it to Me?

So He’s bringing me to a place where I have to choose: am I going to live out what I say I believe? Am I going to practice what I preach? Or am I going to encourage people on this platform to trust God, while secretly doubting that He will take care of me? To speak surrender but quietly, silently walk in disobedience?

Ouch.

So here it is: I’m taking a sabbatical. I’m taking a break. I’m stepping away from social media—both professionally and personally.

I don’t know what the future holds, and if I’m being honest, I’m scared to death. But I’ve got to want Him more than I want growth. More than engagement. More than success. I’ve got to obey what I feel Him calling me to do and trust that if this was His to begin with, it’s His to sustain.

Because in the end, He’s what it’s all about.

Not our chickens. Not our farm. Not our success. Not any algorithm.

Just Him.

If you’ve made it this far, thank you for reading. Please pray for our family and our farm during this season. We genuinely appreciate the love and support each of y’all has shown us, and Lord willing, we’ll see you on the other side of this. ❤️

“For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?” — Mark 8:36

09/26/2026

Eeeeee!!! 😍😍😍 first duckling to hatch here at Lake House Hollow!!

This sweet little Fawn and White Indian Runner baby decided she wasn’t waiting on the rest of her hatch mates 😂 We had to take her out quickly to move the others out of the baskets, and she picked that moment to fully pop into the world!

Welcome to the world, little waddle 🦆❤️🥹🥰




Y’all this book is crazy! Is she trippin?? Am I trippin??? What is even real anymore 😂😂😂 also NO SPOILERS! 🙉🙉🙉 I’m in Ch...
09/26/2026

Y’all this book is crazy! Is she trippin?? Am I trippin??? What is even real anymore 😂😂😂 also NO SPOILERS! 🙉🙉🙉 I’m in Chapter 38!!




UPDATE: WE CRACKED THE COCHIN CRISIS 😂🐔Not only did we find the bantam frizzle Cochin pullet we were desperately searchi...
09/23/2026

UPDATE: WE CRACKED THE COCHIN CRISIS 😂🐔

Not only did we find the bantam frizzle Cochin pullet we were desperately searching for…

SHE’S MOTTLED 😍😍😍

Y’all. A MOTTLED BANTAM FRIZZLE COCHIN PULLET. Basically a unicorn. 🦄😭 She is GORGEOUS!!!!

And naturally, Lilly Grace named her Pandy because apparently every birthday chicken needs a Gabby’s Dollhouse-approved name 🐼💕

Welcome home, Pandy! You’re officially part of the Lake House Hollow flock! 🤍🖤

Special shout-out to Mary Elizabeth Hobgood for sharing this sweet baby with us and making Lilly’s birthday dreams come true! 🥹💕 And thank you to my chicken friend Caroline Carpenter for putting us in touch! 🐔💗

This is what community is all about! 🥹🐔💕

09/22/2026

Update! We found our match! Thank you everyone for the help!!

🚨🐔 BIRTHDAY CHICKEN EMERGENCY 🚨🐔

ISO: FRIZZLE BANTAM COCHIN PULLET, preferably around Benton/Bryant

Alright, chicken friends… I need ALL HANDS ON DECK! 😂

My 4 (almost 5) year old daughter’s birthday is TOMORROW, and apparently she has decided that what every little girl needs for her birthday is… a FRIZZLE CHICKEN.

And not just any frizzle chicken.

A GIRL frizzle chicken 💁🏻‍♀️

After some serious Blue’s Clues-level detective work 🔎💙, we have officially narrowed down her very specific birthday request to a BANTAM COCHIN FRIZZLE PULLET.

Because apparently I’m now running a very niche chicken procurement operation with a 24-hour turnaround time 😂

So… I’m putting out an SOS to my local chicken people! 📣

ISO: Bantam Frizzle Cochin pullet
📍 Preferably close to Benton/Bryant

I KNOW this is a tall order on VERY short notice, but I have faith in the chicken community. Surely somebody out there has the fluffy little birthday chicken we’re looking for!

If you have one available—or know someone who might—PLEASE send me a message!

Help me make this little girl’s oddly specific birthday chicken dreams come true 😂💗

(And for tax: The birthday girl herself, pictured here in her finest “future crazy chicken lady” ensemble 🤣🤣🤣 Also, I promise, Mrs. B the Brahma was not hurt in the making of this video— she just sounds a little dramatic. I did pull rank, though, and scratch her original name for something *slightly* more refined. Shoutout to Caroline Carpenter for sharing this sweet hen with us!)

09/22/2026

Our very first kikiriki baby from our babies!!! 😍🥳🤩 she is SOOO TINY 🥹🥰





I was sitting with the Lord this morning, praying and meditating, and y’all, this thought just settled deep in my spirit...
09/20/2026

I was sitting with the Lord this morning, praying and meditating, and y’all, this thought just settled deep in my spirit:

He didn’t die just so I wouldn’t have to die.
He died so I could LIVE.

That changes things.

Because Jesus didn’t go to the cross simply to purchase my eternity.

He purchased my today, too.

He gave me a life I could actually live—not perfectly, not painlessly, not without questions or doubt—but fully.

A life where I can bring Him my whole heart.

The angry parts.
The hurting parts.
The doubtful parts.
The parts that want to hide.
The parts that have walked away.

And somehow, He still says:

Come home.
I’m not done with you.

Y’all, if you’ve been feeling far from God, this is your invitation.

You don’t have to clean yourself up first.

You don’t have to earn your way back.

You don’t have to pretend you’re okay.

He wants you.

And the cross wasn’t just about saving you from death.

It was about giving you life.

Real life.
Full life.
Life with Him.

So come home. 🤍

“I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
John 10:10




09/18/2026

House currently looks like Hobby Lobby threw up 🤮🎨🫟 It’s cool, I’m fine 😂

I haven’t posted as much lately because my baby girl’s birthday party is Saturday and I have been painting like it’s my full-time job 😆😅

Man, the stuff we do for our kids right?

Shout out to all the ✨extra✨ moms (and dads!) out there— we may be half crazy, but those little squeals of delight make it all worth it 💗💜 I can’t WAIT to share the final result with y’all!!!

Also— I promise our chickens ARE still alive and well, mostly thanks to my amazing hubby for running the rest of the circus solo! I’ll be back to sharing them soon! 😘





09/16/2026

Well they asked for our honest review, and y’all… I was legitimately surprised!!

Abshear Hen Haven sent us some 3D printed goodies to try for our MaticoopX 20, and I had no idea what to expect. To be completely honest with you guys, my expectations were low 🙈 I’ve seen some 3D printed things that felt a little cheap, so I was not AT ALL expecting what we got. Not only do I like these accessories… I absolutely LOVE them!

These are SO well-made. Like, genuinely high-end and beautiful. The quality is fantastic, and can we talk about this color?! I’m obsessed 🤩 After I got everything set up, they sent me a complete list of everything they offer and the colors available… anddd now I need one of everything in every single color 😂🙈 OK but especially the motor cover for washing! I didn’t even know that was a thing, but I am ordering it right now!

Here’s the full list of MaticoopX accessories they offer:

• Handles
• Egg turner inserts for LF eggs
• Egg turner inserts for bantam eggs
• Risers (only for the 30-egg incubator)
• Motor debris covers
• Replacement egg turner bars
• Dividers for the 20-egg incubator
• Dividers for the 30-egg incubator
• Water reservoir covers
• Egg stands to keep air cells upright
• Available colors 💜💙💗 Purple, blue, gray, yellow, bright neon green, peach, black, and army green.

Y’all check out their page and send them a message to order! Even better— their prices are AMAZING (seriously!)

Thank you, Abshear Hen Haven, for inviting us to try these out! We can’t wait to put them to work during our next hatch! 🐣







09/15/2026

When I say we raise chickens, most people envision Hei Hei, the chicken from Moana whose strength lies “far beneath the surface”, as she so eloquently put it 😂😂 To be fair, there definitely are plenty of Hei Hei’s in the chicken world. But that’s absolutely NOT all chickens.

Take for instance, my little Kikiriki girl, Honey. Every single morning, I open the top of the brooder and she is there looking for me, ready to fly up for snuggles. No treats. No food. Just love.

She doesn’t do this with everyone. Just me. Because she knows her person 💁🏻‍♀️

As crazy as it sounds, there really is something magical about being chosen by a chicken 💕

BC: Brown's Uptown Henhouse ➡️ P.S., I HIGHLY recommend my friend Katie Brown in Beebe if you need Kikirikis, Cochins, Seramas, or Silkies! ❤️❤️❤️ (and her girls haven’t completely boycotted laying because of the heat like mine have 😂😂😂)




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